Construction
“The construction team has particular expertise in advising on construction collapses”
Shipping and Transport
“Cox Yeats has developed an excellent reputation in the fields of maritime, international trade and insurance law and deals with all aspects of wet and dry shipping. This includes handling ship arrests and litigation as well as general advisory work.”
Commercial & Personal Law
Cox Yeats has been named “Best Commercial & Personal Legal Services Firm in South Africa” by Acquisition International for the Global Excellence Awards 2024.
Cox Yeats Attorneys has been named the 2023 "Law Firm of the Year" for expertise in the following: Insurance Law, and Real Estate Law.
Construction
“The construction team has particular expertise in advising on construction collapses”
Shipping and Transport
“Cox Yeats has developed an excellent reputation in the fields of maritime, international trade and insurance law and deals with all aspects of wet and dry shipping. This includes handling ship arrests and litigation as well as general advisory work.”
Overview Criteria :
The respondents rated the law firms across a range of 29 attributes, namely:
• Accessibility of partners
• Added value
• Adequacy of range of services offered
• Africa affiliations
• Attention to detail
• Caring about clients
• Commerciality of advice
• Commitment to transformation (BEE compliance)
• Competence/thoroughness
• Delivery
• Ease of doing business
• Feeling ‘safe’
• Flexible approach to billing
• Follow-up
• General accessibility to firm
• Independence of advice/handling of conflict of interest
• Infrastructure/resources of law firm
• International affiliations
• Knowledge of client’s business and business environment
• Number of lawyers employed (per matter)
• Rapport
• Reputation
• Response quality
• Response time
• Specialist knowledge/expertise
• Success rate
• Technical expertise
• Turnaround time
• Value for money
The respondents also identified:
• Attributes required in a law firm when executing a “new deal”
• And they identified and rated the services offered by the law firms
Overview Criteria :
The respondents rated the law firms across a range of 29 attributes, namely:
• Accessibility of partners
• Added value
• Adequacy of range of services offered
• Africa affiliations
• Attention to detail
• Caring about clients
• Commerciality of advice
• Commitment to transformation (BEE compliance)
• Competence/thoroughness
• Delivery
• Ease of doing business
• Feeling ‘safe’
• Flexible approach to billing
• Follow-up
• General accessibility to firm
• Independence of advice/handling of conflict of interest
• Infrastructure/resources of law firm
• International affiliations
• Knowledge of client’s business and business environment
• Number of lawyers employed (per matter)
• Rapport
• Reputation
• Response quality
• Response time
• Specialist knowledge/expertise
• Success rate
• Technical expertise
• Turnaround time
• Value for money
The respondents also identified:
• Attributes required in a law firm when executing a “new deal”
• And they identified and rated the services offered by the law firms
Companies and institutions doing the most in their sectors over the past 12 months to stimulate the economic growth and development of the KwaZulu-Natal Province. A law firm is independently nominated and is then rated by a random national sample of respondents comprising of in-house corporate legal advisors, MD’s, CEO’s, financial directors, company secretaries and senior managers.
Overview Criteria :
The respondents rated the law firms across a range of 29 attributes, namely:
• Accessibility of partners
• Added value
• Adequacy of range of services offered
• Africa affiliations
• Attention to detail
• Caring about clients
• Commerciality of advice
• Commitment to transformation (BEE compliance)
• Competence/thoroughness
• Delivery
• Ease of doing business
• Feeling ‘safe’
• Flexible approach to billing
• Follow-up
• General accessibility to firm
• Independence of advice/handling of conflict of interest
• Infrastructure/resources of law firm
• International affiliations
• Knowledge of client’s business and business environment
• Number of lawyers employed (per matter)
• Rapport
• Reputation
• Response quality
• Response time
• Specialist knowledge/expertise
• Success rate
• Technical expertise
• Turnaround time
• Value for money
The respondents also identified:
• Attributes required in a law firm when executing a “new deal”
• And they identified and rated the services offered by the law firms
Companies and institutions doing the most in their sectors over the past 12 months to stimulate the economic growth and development of the KwaZulu-Natal Province. A law firm is independently nominated and is then rated by a random national sample of respondents comprising of in-house corporate legal advisors, MD’s, CEO’s, financial directors, company secretaries and senior managers.
Companies and institutions doing the most in their sectors over the past 12 months to stimulate the economic growth and development of the KwaZulu-Natal Province.
A law firm is independently nominated and is then rated by a random national sample of respondents comprising of in-house corporate legal advisors, MD’s, CEO’s, financial directors, company secretaries and senior managers.
The respondents rated the law firms across a range of 29 attributes, namely:
• Accessibility of partners
• Added value
• Adequacy of range of services offered
• Africa affiliations
• Attention to detail
• Caring about clients
• Commerciality of advice
• Commitment to transformation (BEE compliance)
• Competence/thoroughness
• Delivery
• Ease of doing business
• Feeling ‘safe’
• Flexible approach to billing
• Follow-up
• General accessibility to firm
• Independence of advice/handling of conflict of interest
• Infrastructure/resources of law firm
• International affiliations
• Knowledge of client’s business and business environment
• Number of lawyers employed (per matter)
• Rapport
• Reputation
• Response quality
• Response time
• Specialist knowledge/expertise
• Success rate
• Technical expertise
• Turnaround time
• Value for money
The respondents also identified:
• Attributes required in a law firm when executing a “new deal”
• And they identified and rated the services offered by the law firms
Criteria and Methodology:
The Finance Monthly Law Awards are open to any practice, individual or related sector supplier. Votes are invited from over 200,000+ subscribers to Finance Monthly magazine who are asked to consider their personal or institutional experiences when engaging with partners and firms, and to nominate who they feel to be exceptional in their category - using the online voting form.
This year we received 18,219 votes, the highest ever number of recorded votes. Only categories with a sufficient number of votes are considered for the shortlisting stage.
The shortlist stage involves examining and verifying all documentation and supporting text provided by the voters for their nominated individual or firm, as well as any supporting materials submitted by the nominee.
The criteria used and applied to the submitted materials and to the internal research, is:
Expertise, Responsiveness, Understanding of a business and its needs, Cost-effectiveness, Civility, Customer service, Reliability, Experience, Knowledge, Integrity, Firm capabilities, Involvement in significant legal cases & legal activity, Size (value) of involvement within transactions, deals & cases.
The respondents rated the law firms across a range of 29 attributes, namely:
The respondents also identified:
Companies and institutions doing the most in their sectors over the past 12 months to stimulate the economic growth and development of the KwaZulu-Natal Province.
A law firm is independently nominated and is then rated by a random national sample of respondents comprising of in-house corporate legal advisors, MD’s, CEO’s, financial directors, company secretaries and senior managers.
The respondents rated the law firms across a range of 29 attributes, namely:
The respondents also identified:
And they identified and rated the services offered by the law firms
Client Choice recognizes those law firms and partners around the world that stand apart for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service. The criteria for this recognition focus on an ability to add real value to clients' business above and beyond the other players in the market. Uniquely, law firms and partners can only be nominated by corporate counsel.
Companies and institutions doing most in their sectors over the past 12 months to stimulate the economic growth and development of the KwaZulu-Natal Province.
The respondents rated the law firms across a range of 29 attributes, namely:
The respondents also identified:
And they identified and rated the services offered by the law firms.
Companies and institutions doing the most in their sectors over the past 12 months to stimulate the economic growth and development of the KwaZulu-Natal Province.
A law firm is independently nominated and is then rated by a random national sample of respondents comprising of in-house corporate legal advisors, MD’s, CEO’s, financial directors, company secretaries and senior managers.
Nominated firms and individuals that have had the greatest impact on the industry, and their respective disciplines, in their country. In judging these awards ACQ Global have studied the nominations made by our voters and recognize that all of those nominated are leaders in their fields but the exceptional performances of some deserve recognition. Recognising industry leaders, eminent individuals, exemplary teams and distinguished firms, which we believe represent the benchmark of achievement and best practice in a variety of fields.
Client Choice recognizes those law firms and partners around the world that stand apart for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service. The criteria for this recognition focus on an ability to add real value to clients' business above and beyond the other players in the market. Uniquely, law firms and partners can only be nominated by corporate counsel.
Companies and institutions doing most in their sectors over the past 12 months to stimulate the economic growth and development of the KwaZulu-Natal Province.
The respondents rated the law firms across a range of 29 attributes, namely:
The respondents also identified:
And they identified and rated the services offered by the law firms.
The respondents rated the law firms across a range of 29 attributes, namely:
The respondents also identified:
And they identified and rated the services offered by the law firms
Companies and institutions doing the most in their sectors over the past 12 months to stimulate the economic growth and development of the KwaZulu-Natal Province.
A law firm is independently nominated and is then rated by a random national sample of respondents comprising of in-house corporate legal advisors, MD’s, CEO’s, financial directors, company secretaries and senior managers.
The respondents rated the law firms across a range of 29 attributes, namely:
The respondents also identified:
And they identified and rated the services offered by the law firms
Companies and institutions doing most in their sectors over the past 12 months to stimulate the economic growth and development of the KwaZulu-Natal Province.
The respondents rated the law firms across a range of 29 attributes, namely:
The respondents also identified:
And they identified and rated the services offered by the law firms.
Companies and institutions doing most in their sectors over the past 12 months to stimulate the economic growth and development of the KwaZulu-Natal Province.
The respondents rated the law firms across a range of 29 attributes, namely:
The respondents also identified:
And they identified and rated the services offered by the law firms.
Companies and institutions doing most in their sectors over the past 12 months to stimulate the economic growth and development of the KwaZulu-Natal Province.
The respondents rated the law firms across a range of 29 attributes, namely:
The respondents also identified:
And they identified and rated the services offered by the law firms.